OFA to add more paid organizers

By Reid J. Epstein

05/06/13 02:51 PM EDT

President Obama’s political arm is staffing up again, installing paid organizers specifically to back immigration reform and gun control.

Organizing for Action Executive Director Jon Carson told reporters on a conference call Monday that OFA is adding the organizers, though he did not reveal details about how many new hires there will be, when they will start or in what states they will work.

An OFA spokesman said he would not comment beyond Carson's statement on the call.

Carson said the new hires are made possible by OFA’s first quarter fundraising. OFA reported $4.9 million in contributions.

“Due to our successful first quarter fundraising effort, we’re going to be putting issue organizers on the ground in targeted locations as we begin a sustained push to pass comprehensive immigration reform and keep up the pressure and accountability on the background check bill,” Carson said on the call. “This will equip thousands of volunteers we have on the ground across the country to convince their members of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.”